Congratulations to the top 12 teams!
The 12 teams listed below have been selected by our judges for the semi-final round of the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2016.
AESIR
Country: Hong Kong
Sector: Web/Mobile
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AESIR creates serious games to promote social inclusion for persons with special needs. In cooperation with professional counsellors and play therapists, AESIR provides augmented reality apps and books to develop foundational life skills through play therapy.
工蚁坊咨询
(Ants Workshop)
Country: China
Sector: Financial Services
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工蚁坊咨询 (Ants Workshop) strives to increase the employability of young migrant women from rural China through their training workshops. They also provide professional consultancy to NGOs and startups in areas of finance, legal and taxation.
Arus Education
Country: Malaysia
Sector: Education
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Arus Education plans to run a network of low-cost private schools for underprivileged students aged 13 – 16 to receive quality education through the process of making.
BLITAB Technology
Country: Austria (with impact in Asia)
Sector: Education
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An “iPad” for the blind, BLITAB is the first-ever Braille tablet that creates tactile Braille, graphics and maps for those with sight loss so blind people can learn, work and play with one mobile device, leading to employment generation and equality empowerment.
engageSPARK
Country: Philippines
Sector: Web/Mobile
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engageSPARK is a simple, cloud-based integrated platform that enables non-profits to build Voice and SMS programs to engage low-income communities in developing countries.
I’m Soul Inc
Country: Singapore
Sector: Others
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Through awareness-raising activities, music technology, an online portal, and training programmes, I’m Soul Inc. Pte. Ltd. enables people and communities to unlock the therapeutic power of music easily, 24 / 7, at a low cost, regardless of age, culture, abilities, or disabilities.
Jeevtronics
Country: India
Sector: Healthcare & Sanitation
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Jeevtronics reduces the rate of cardiac arrest in developing countries with an affordable, reliable hand-cranked defibrillator that runs independently of an external power source.
Kruosar Solar
Country: Cambodia
Sector: Energy/Environment
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Kruosar Solar is tackling the problem of energy access in Cambodia by building a last-mile distribution network for sales, installation and after-sales care of solar home systems (SHS).
Nazava Water Filters
Country: Indonesia
Sector: Healthcare & Sanitation
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Nazava aims to provide safe, affordable household water filters to allow everyone, everywhere – in particular those at the bottom of the pyramid, to have access to drinking water.
OurCityLove Social Enterprise
Country: Taiwan
Sector: Web/Mobile
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OurCityLove Social Enterprise have developed an accessibility information structure that links data of cities’ accessible restaurants, transportation, other facilities and services together on a cloud-based platform.
Siam Organic
Country: Thailand
Sector: Agriculture
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Siam Organic uses innovative organic products with global appeal – “Jasberry rice” – to alleviate farmer poverty in Thailand.
Socialgiver
Country: Thailand
Sector: Tourism
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Socialgiver is a platform that turns businesses’ surplus capacity into donations for charity, through sale of giftcards/vouchers to online consumers.
Click here to view the infographics of each of the teams above to find out more about how they work.
